Here is a fix. Open the browser and go to some random page – Select favorites on the right and select “add to favorites” – Under the “create in” dropdown list select the ”favorites bar” folder and select “make new folder”. Call the new folder “Fav” for example. You will now have a “Fav” Icon on the left side of the browser. Close the browser and open Windows Explorer – Goto your profile and find your “Favorites” folder. Move all of your favorites and your favorites subfolders to the new folder you created in the browser. The Fav folder you created will be at C:\Users\yourname\Favorites\Favorites Bar\Fav You must create the Fav folder with IE or you will not be able to add to it. It actually creates the folder in a hidden system folder called links.